Child Custody Cases & What to Expect

As divorce rates continue to rise, more and more children are growing up in a single parent household. Despite the fact that a divorce legally separates the parents from one another, it is important that both remain active in their child's life. Because the welfare of a child becomes the focal point of all child custody cases, it is essential that you hire a qualified divorce attorney who specializes in this area and will work hard to see that the child's best interests are met.

Family Fights Over Missing Boaters' Kids

Amid the agony of coping with two relatives missing from an abandoned boat in the Atlantic, the family of Capt. Jake Branam and his wife, Kelley, are now at odds over custody of the couple's two young children.

The dispute pits several Branam family members against the Miami Beach family's former patriarch -- Joseph Harry Branam, 76 -- who has refused to share care of the couple's 2-year-old daughter and 4-month-old son, according to Miami-Dade court papers filed Thursday and Friday.

Nanny-gate: The Plot Thickens

Speaking of people who really need a hobby - boy, are the gloves off in the Charlie Sheen-Denise Richards smackdown!

The latest salvo in the child custody tussle, according to People magazine: Sheen reveals that the FBI was "aware of" Richards' accusations that he scanned child porn (this is good news in Sheenville?).

"The FBI was aware of these issues. I provided them with every computer I owned," he says. "The computers were returned two weeks later. Haven't heard from them since. Period. The end."